QID 995979

Date Published: 2023-11-20

QID 995979: Python (Pip) Security Update for yt-dlp (GHSA-3ch3-jhc6-5r8x)

The Generic Extractor in yt-dlp is vulnerable to an attacker setting an arbitrary proxy for a request to an arbitrary url, allowing the attacker to MITM the request made from yt-dlp's HTTP session. This could lead to cookie exfiltration in some cases.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 3.7 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

Solution

Refer to Github security advisory GHSA-3ch3-jhc6-5r8x for updates and patch information.

Vendor References

GHSA-3ch3-jhc6-5r8x - github.com/advisories/GHSA-3ch3-jhc6-5r8x

CVEs related to QID 995979

CVE-2023-46121 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-3ch3-jhc6-5r8x	yt-dlp		github.com/advisories/GHSA-3ch3-jhc6-5r8x

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